Colbert County High School - Chief Yearbook (Leighton, AL)

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HISIIIRY We entered Colbert County I-hgh School 1n July of 1943 w1th Mr Manegg as our pr1nc1pal We went for s1x weeks and thenhad a s1x vteeks hart est 1ng vacatlon When school started aga1n1n the fall Mr Maness had res1gned and we welcomed Mr Sherrod as our pr1nc1pal M1ss Berry was our homt room teacher Thxs year the f1rst Student Counctl 1n the hxstory of thc school was orgamzed Our second year 1n h1gh school was started ln the summer w1th Mrs Bradf1eld as our home room teacher Our I..1terary Soc1et1es were re organrzed th1s year and LaFayette Soc1ety won the trophy Our th1rd year was also started ID the summer We were very happy to have Ivhss Sherrod as our home room teacher W1th the expert sponsor sh1p of M1ss Sherrod we publmshed a school paper The trophy was won by the LaGrange Soc1ety Our fourth year began wlth Mr Wann as oar pr1nc1pal Mrs Humphrres and Mrs Norman were our home room teachers Our boys had become more went on a tr1p to Mexlco C1ty Mexlco The LaGrange and LaFayette So c1et1es t1ed for the trophy thls year In 1947 we were .TUHIOTS We were aga1n very fortunate mn hav1ng M1ss Berry for our home room teacher We gave a play and sponsored a Box Supper 1n order to buy banquet mater1al and to gmve the Sen1ors a banquet We bought d1shes lxnen a cab1net for the d1shes and other th1ngs that we thought the school would need These we leave to the school for banquets and enterta1nments A serles of mlshaps h1ndered our football season We won 3 t1ed l and lost 6 games After the football season the faculty gave the football squad a banquet wh1ch was enjoyed very much In 1948 we were Sen1ors It was hard to belleve that we were the lead ers of the school Mr Hallwas pr1nc1paland we welcomed Mr Sherrod and Mrs Sherrod back to the faculty after an absence of two years Thxs year our football squad won 6 and lost 4games We were very happy to hate Ixlrs Rrley as our home room teacher We w1sh to thank Mrs R1leyfor the con s1derat1on she has shown throughout the year ID our home room She has helped to make 1ta more pleas int place to l1ve for the ent1re class interested in sports. Some of the students who took Spanish raised money and

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MARY LOU MYHAN LaFayette SOC16ty Beta Club F H A Annual Staff 1947 48 Glee Club 1947 LELA BELL RANDOLPH LaC1ranOe Socxety F H A MARGEAN SOCKWELL LaFayette SOC1SIy F H A Student Counc1l Beta Club Glee Club 1947 48 Paper Staff ANNIE ELLON THOMAS LaFayette Soclety Beta Club F H A ANN THOMPSON F H A Annual Staff Spanxsh Club LaGrange Soc1ety SHIRLEY WALKER LaFayette SOC1Cty F H A CAROLYN UNDERWOOD LaGrange Societyg F.H.A.g Beta Clubg Glee Club 1947-48. BETTY JEAN SHARPTON KNO Picturel f 1' 'Q -H NS' R

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PIIUPHHIY Iam ROBERT AYCOCK Prophet of the Class of 1949 As I look 1nto the future there are strange and myster1ous th1ngs happen1ng But we are xnterested only 1n the Senxor Class of 1949 F1rSt I see JULIA ALEXANDER w1th a HICC famxly of 10 boys l1v1ng w1th BETTYE LEE an Engl1sh teacher at C C H S ROLAND RHODEN and ROY PENICK are phys1c1sts laborlng on an atormc potato peeler REBA BRADLEY IS now manager of the Woody Mac Dr1ve In IVIILDRED BRILEY IS st1ll off1ce g1rl at dear old Colbert H1gh THEO ISBELL and JOHNNY LENZ are pa1nt1ng s1gns for the Warren Pa1nt Co MARY JO CAMPBELL IS coach of the Alabama g1rls basketball champ1ons CYNTHIA KIMBROUGH 1S now tra1n1ng horses 1n Tennessee The VISIOH shows CAROLYN UNDER WOOD bakmg oook1es for LUTHER MINOR who 1S playmg profess1onal football Look1ng further I see MARGEAN SOCKWELL and MAURICE MY HAN sell1ng souverurs on the corner 1n Florence JEAN BANKHEAD HOTCHKISS 1S g1v1ng fly1ng lessons to SHIRLEY WALKER NORRIS COPE LAND and HAROLD HARRISON have the1r owngarage 1n LaGrange andare do1ng well CIGALEE CROWDEN 1S Wfltlng the gOSS1p column 1n the B1r LOGAN 15 cheer1ng for LARRY JEFFRIES who 1S play1ng profess1onal basketball CURTIS GARGIS 1S also play1r1g profess1onal basketball In the f1eld of med1c1ne BETTY JEAN MC BRIDE 15 a doctor w1th A VIS and MAVIS MURPHREE head nurses ONITA CAMERON and MARY SUE HENNIGAN are nurses 1n the Sheffleld Hosp1tal Sher1ff CLIFFORD LOGAN and h1s deputy HUBERT LANDERS are hold1ng th1ngs down 1n LaGrange DOROTHY JEFFREYS 1S st1ll look1ng fora husband wh1le sellxng books 1n the NorthAlabama area BETTY JEAN SHARPTON IS down 1n Steenson Hollow f1sh1ng for a husband Both ANN THOMPSON and BERNICE MORRIS have marr1ed and are l1v1ng IH one room apartments at the Ford C1ty Hotel ROSIE LEE BURRELL and JUANITA FRETWELL are s1ng1ng on the Grand Old Opera as the La Grange Sweethearts I also see BETTY MYERS as a rad1o s1nger LOOk1Hg deeper I see PERCY KING a trapeze art1st w1th Rmgland Bros C1rcus LELA BELLE RANDOLPH and HELEN LANDERS are runmng a hotdog stand Whlle lookmg for husbands FRANK MC DANIEL 1S runnmg a danc1ng school 1n Town Creek w1th BILLY TERRY as h1s No 1 student ANNIE ELLON THOMAS IS st1ll patrolhng Spr1ng Valley look1ng for a husband I-IAZEL DICKENS 15 teachlng Phys1cs at C C H S and last I see LILA RAE ASHMORE happ11y marr1ed 1n Sprmg Valley All th1s shall come to pass I ROBERT AYCOCK have spoken mingham News while MILDRED HORTONwrites the fashion column. HELEN